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"This defendant brutally attacked Zoraida Leo after a rent dispute and then callously left her to die on the floor of her own home," Queens DA Melinda Katz said. "No family should endure the loss of a loved one in such a cruel manner. We cannot undo this egregious harm, but with this sentence we have helped secure justice for Ms. Leo's family."

"Rotten eggs, to a point where you want to gag," she said. "The smell is so strong, it takes my breath away."

The Waterfront Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 p.m. Diana Switaj and Judah Asimov of the city Economic Development Corporation will continue discussions on Pier 1. A $2.5 million federal investment was announced in 2024 to help restore the long-shuttered St. George fishing pier and revitalize the borough's North Shore. The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7364226579?omn=82363722724 The meeting ID is 736 422 6579.

"I believe an event like that would be a great idea, as it allows the Port Richmond area an opportunity to showcase all the wonderful businesses that call it home," Lopez said. "We've had street closures on Port Richmond Avenue in the past-for the Mexican Independence Day parade and for a Summer Streets event-and they went off without a hitch. The only thing I would suggest is that they give us ample time to prepare."

On Friday he warned that while revenues are rising, private sector job growth has narrowed to a thin slice of health care and social service roles, especially lower paid home care positions. Posting on X, Levine said revenues are up but "job growth has stalled outside of home healthcare aides and social services," and he urged City Hall to move quickly to keep talent from leaving and to link New Yorkers with good paying work.

The Miami-based investor paid about $320 million for the 253-key Ritz-Carlton Central Park South at 50 Central Park South, adding a third Manhattan hotel to a rapidly expanding local portfolio. Property records show a $270 million transfer price, though that figure excludes fixtures and other non-real estate assets. Banco Inbursa provided a $235 million acquisition loan, assuming and upsizing debt originally issued by KeyBank.

The Pinewood Derby is one of the signature traditions of Cub Scouting, highlighting the program's strong focus on family participation. Working together with parents or guardians, Scouts turn a small wooden block - measuring just 2 by 7 inches - into a custom race car. Along the way, they explore foundational STEM principles like design planning, balance, weight placement and critical thinking, while also expressing their individuality through creative decoration.

Hundreds of Muslims gathered in New York's Times Square on Friday, Feb. 20, to break their fast and perform Taraweeh prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. The event, organized for the fifth year by social media personality Wayoflifesq, brought together men and women at the busy intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. As the call to prayer marked the end of the day's fast, participants broke their fast with prayers and chants before performing evening prayers in the square.

The MTA finished upgrading the Staten Island Railway fleet with all new cars in September 2025. The entire fleet of the borough's lone train line features the new, state-of-the-art subway cars known as R211S models - roughly one year after the first R211s debuted on Staten Island. The new trains replaced the older R44 cars, which were in service in the borough since 1973. It was the oldest fleet in all of New York City Transit, Crichlow noted.

Only 775 of the nearly 600,000 potentially eligible Con Edison customers have enrolled for the state's expanded energy assistance program since it opened last month, the company said. The Energy Affordability Program helps eligible New Yorkers struggling to afford their utility bills by providing monthly discounts. Discount levels vary by household size and income. In New York City, someone who uses gas heat and whose income is less than 60% of the area median income - $68,050 for a single person and $97,200 for a household of four - would see discounts of more than $135 per month.

A white Nissan Armada sat on the concrete plaza outside Brooklyn Borough Hall with a paper parking placard on the dashboard bearing Borough President Antonio Reynoso's name and signature, according to photos shared online. The images, posted by a local X user and circulated to reporters, quickly reignited simmering complaints about cars creeping back into space that had been touted as reclaimed for the public.

"I don't plan to move. It's my home. I'm not leaving," Vivian Campbell, who bought his two-story single-family home in Cambria Heights, Queens, in the 1990s, reportedly told WABC. The outlet reported that the retired man is on a fixed income and recently spent nearly $35,000 on a new front porch and roof. "He lied," Campbell said, referring to the mayor's affordable housing messaging on the campaign trail. "It's obvious."

The videos, which were reviewed by Gothamist, show one child being grabbed by their clothing and tossed and another being grabbed and held upside down. Other videos viewed by Gothamist show a worker pointing a broom at a child in a high chair, two toddlers left inside their portable cribs alone in a bathroom, and children eating lunch on the floor of another location that was not the approved day care facility.

Federal prosecutors accused Taylor of soliciting bribes in two schemes, including one in which a Florida businessman paid him tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts in an effort to secure a multimillion-dollar contract to put panic buttons in city schools. The sprawling contract was never awarded, but Taylor was able to secure the company a much smaller pilot program with the city through a noncompetitive purchase of $19,830, according to the indictment.

Lunar New Year is one of New York's most anticipated annual events, a joyous celebration packed with dancing dragons, loud firecrackers, stunning ensembles, delicious food and more. We officially rang in the Year of the Fire Horse on Tuesday, February 17 but the spirited festivities continue throughout the month, all leading up to Chinatown's big Lunar New Year Parade on March 1.

The Department of Transportation confirmed that alternate-side parking rules are back in effect, following a nearly month-long pause that began after the January 26 storm dumped more than a foot of snow across the city. Subfreezing temperatures kept the mess locked in place, trapping some vehicles under icy layers of slush, litter and whatever else winter left behind. For weeks, many blocks felt less like orderly streets and more like a free-for-all, with cars pushed off the curb or angled around towering snow piles.

The identities of the two teens charged, as well as that of the boy who became trapped, were not released by the NYPD. Using ropes and specialty equipment, 75 FDNY members rescued the boy after he fell 50 feet down the inside of one of the bridge's buttresses, Newsday previously reported. He was hospitalized for treatment of hypothermia, Lynbrook Police Chief Brian Paladino previously told Newsday.

A man wanted in connection with a Brooklyn shooting was picked up in the village of Herkimer on Wednesday and has since been turned over to New York City authorities. Local police identified the suspect as Lesley Jemison and said officers took him into custody after locating him in the village on an active attempted-murder warrant, according to local officials.